No beer permit will be issued for any business to sell beer at retail within the corporate limits of Cookeville, Tennessee, or to possess the same for the purpose of resale in any zone that prohibits the sale of beer by the Cookeville Zoning Code.
Permits issued to Manufacturer. A manufacturer permit may be issued for the sale and manufacturing of beer to any manufacturer that meets the requirements set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated, § 57-5-102 to manufacture beer and to store, distribute, sell at wholesale, and sell at retail, for both on-premises and off-premises consumption to the extent permitted by and in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated, § 57-5-101 and other applicable state law and as subsequently amended.
Inspection fee on retail sale of high alcohol content beer by manufacturer for off-premise/on-premise consumption. When a manufacturer of high alcohol content beer obtains a retail license to sell its products which are manufactured on the manufacturer's premises, there is hereby levied a fifteen percent (15%) inspection fee to inspect the retail store in which such products are sold by the manufacturer. Such inspection fee shall be imposed on the wholesale price of the high alcohol content beer supplied pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, § 57-3-204(e)(7)(B) by a wholesaler for those products manufactured and sold by the manufacturer at its retail store as authorized pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, § 57-3-204(e)(7).
Permits issued to Golf Course. A permit may be issued for the sale of beer for on-premise consumption to any public or private golf course consisting of at least nine (9) holes which also has a clubhouse, pro shop and/or restaurant. Beer shall be consumed on the premises. The golf course shall be considered as part of the premises. Beer consumed on the golf course may be consumed in cans only. There shall be no consumption of beer permitted on any parking lot. There shall be no beer sold from beverage carts.
(as added by Ord. #011-01-01, Feb. 2011, as amended by Ord. #015-08-20, Aug. 2015)